Philip scheelee



(No Model.)

P. SOHEELER.

ELEVATOR DOOR.

No. 347,519. Patented Aug. 17, 1886.

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Mrs-Ens. Plume-Lithographer. WashlngwnhD-f;

- U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FHILIP SCHEELER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SOHEELER 8t SONS, OFSAME PL'AOE.

ELEVATOR-D00 R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347,519, dated August17, 1886.

Application filed April 24, 1886. v Serial No. 200,027. (No model.)

To 00% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHILIP SCEIEELER, of the city of Buffalo. in thecounty of Erie and State of New York, have inventeda new and usefulImprovement in Elevator Doors, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates more particularly to an improvement in the doorsor gates which close the entrance to passenger and other elevatoi's inhotels and other buildings, and has for its object to provide means forincreasing the width of the'opcning through which access is had to theelevator beyond the opening which is provided .by the ordinary slidingdoor, whereby baggage and other bulky articles can be passed through theentrance to and from the elevator-car.

The invention consists to this end of the improvement, which will behereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation ofan elevator door or entrance provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is asectional top plan view shdwing the entrance closed. Fig. 3 is a similarview with the doors partly opened. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section inline w m, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical section in line 3 y, Fig. 1. Fig.6 is a vertical cross-section showing a modification of my improvement.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents the hatchway through which the elevator-car moves, thelatter not being shown in the drawings.

B represents one of the floors or landings,

' and O 0 two posts secured to the fiooror landing B on the front'sideof the hatchway.

D D represent movable side walls or frames,

hinged, respectively, to the inner sides of the posts 0 and C, so thatthe side frames can be placed in line with each other, in which positionthey partly close the opening between the posts, as represented in Figs.1 and 2.

e 6 represent sliding bolts secured to the inner lower corners of theframes D D, and engaging in holes or openings 6, formed in the floor B,when the frames are closed, as shown in Figs. 1' and 2; and h hrepresent similar bolts secured to the inner top corners of the frames DD, and engaging in holes or recesses w, formed in a crosspiece, I,arranged above the frames and extending across the same be tween theposts 0 C. When the bolts 6 and h are engaged in the holes 6 and a, theframes D and D are held perfectly rigid and prevented from swingingoutward on their hinges d d.

G represents the sliding door, which is attached to the side frame D insuch manner that it can be run out to close the opening between the sideframes, D and D.

J represents a rail or track secured to the side frame D, near its upperend, and extending from the outer or hinged end of the frame D to theinner end of the frame D, where it is supported upon a bracket orsupport, j, secured to the frame D.

K represents hangers secured to the sliding door B, near its upper end,and provided with rollers k, which rest upon the track J, whereby thedoor G is supported on the frame D. Upon sliding the door G backward andforward upon the rail J the opening between the frames D D is opened andclosed when the elevator is used for transporting passengers. When it isdesired to carry baggage or other articles upon the elcvatoncar whichare too large or bulky to be passed through the opening between the sideframes, D D, the bolts 0 and h are withdrawn. and the frames D and D areswung outward on their hinges cl (1, so as to enlarge or widen theentrance to the elevator car. The sliding door G, being supported on therail J, is carried by the frame D, and its lower end is guided betweenstay or guide rollers l, which are secured to a bar, Z, projecting fromthe bottom of the frame D.

n represents a stop secured to the frame D, whereby the door G is heldfrom running off the rail J when the frames D D are closed.

Instead of fastening the hangers K to the front side of the door, asshown in Fig. 4, the hangers K may be fastened to the rear side of thedoor G, as shown in Fig. 6, and in this construction the rail J issupported by means of a hanger or bracket, m, secured to the top of theframe D.

It is obvious that the side frame D may be rigidly seeuredin place, ormay be omitted altogether, when the opening covered by the side Iooframe D and the sliding door G is wide enough for the purposes of theelevator.

My improvement can be readily applied to ordinary elevator-doors now inuse, and dispenses with the use of an extra elevator, which is nowrequired for carrying baggage and other bulky articles.

I claim as my invention- 1. An elevator-door composed of a hinged frame,D, and a sliding door, G, attached to said hinged frame, substantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination, with the supports 0 O, of the hinged frames DD and asliding door, G, attached to one of said hinged frames, substantially asset forth.

3. The combination, with the support 0, of the hinged frame D, providedwith the lock- I. SCI-IEELER. XVitnesses:

OSCAR Somme, CARL F.

